BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: "ENTER THE OUTSIDERS!"

Cartoon Network has released a description, 13 images and two preview clips from "Enter the Outsiders!," Friday's new episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

Here's how the network describes the episode:

"Batman and his mentor Wildcat face off against a group of teens--the Outsiders--whose violent pranks turn to criminal activity under the control of the evil Slug. Batman and B'Wana Beast team up to take down Black Manta in teaser."

Voices for the episode include R. Lee Ermey as Wildcat, Andy Miller as B'wana Beast, Vyvan Pham as Kitana, Bumper Robinson as Black Lightning, Alex Polinsky as Slug and Scott Menville as Metamorpho.

Menville was the voice of Robin in Teen Titans. Robinson played Mondo in Fox's Generation X television movie and was the voice of Hotstreak in Teen Titans.

Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Avengers and Spider-Man Unlimited are currently airing on Toon Disney, but were not listed on the Disney XD line-up.

Look for more Spider-Man news soon here in The Continuum.

WATCHMEN MOVIE RELEASE TO BE DECIDED

According to The Los Angeles Times, lawyers for 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. have agreed to let a federal judge decide whether Warner Bros. will be allowed to release Watchmen as scheduled on March 6.

U.S. District Judge Gary A. Feess will decide on Jan. 20 whether Fox can block Watchmen's theatrical distribution as part of Fox's copyright infringement.

On Dec. 24, Feess ruled that Fox has the distributions rights to the movie, not Warner Bros., and urged the studios to reach an agreement.

The ruling will not only impact the film's release, but also potentially programming for the New York Comic Con and WonderCon, as well as licensed materials based on the movie.

ARCHIE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and three- to five-page previews of Archie Comics titles arriving in stores on Jan. 14, CLICK HERE.

SHRUGGED ARC CONCLUDES WITH BONUS PAGES

Aspen Comics has announced that it will release the delayed Shrugged #8 with a bonus eight pages. The finale of the first arc of the series -- in stores on Wednesday -- will be 48 pages, but will still cost $2.99.

Shrugged -- created and written by Michael Turner and Frank Mastromauro, with art by Micah Gunnell, Jason Gorder and Beth Sotelo -- tells the tale of a young boy named Theo, and the two opposing forces that sway his every decision -- and the outrageous trouble that arise from their choices.

"Finally. Over a very grueling year in the making, I'm just happy to see Shrugged #8 hitting the stands this week," said Mastromauro, Aspen's president . "Shrugged was easily one of the most fun and most difficult experiences of my life. When the property first premiered, it was a pretty smooth road collaborating on it with Mike. We would plot out the issues together and I would then write out the script. Mike would go over it, we would make changes as needed, print and repeat. However, the book always seemed to take the biggest hit whenever Mike would become ill throughout these past few years.

"We had actually started to work on this finale issue back at the end of 2007. Most of it was plotted out and Micah had started to work on pages. Unfortunately, when 2008 rolled around, that's when the worst of Mike's illness hit. It was one of the most difficult situations for him to try and be creative on the story when he was in so much pain. We wanted to get the book done, but at the same time, Mike needed a lot of rest. Delaying Shrugged further was just unavoidable.

"Twenty-two pages of Shrugged #8 were completed up to the time of Mike's passing in June. At that point, it fell to me to finish out the issue alone. However, it took me quite a long time to adjust my life without having Mike here anymore. And working on the book we created together was just the toughest thing to do. After eventually getting myself back on track and writing the rest of the book, the art team finished everything up as quickly as they could and now, here we are."

The collection of the first arc, Shrugged: A Little Perspective Volume One, will arrive in stores on Jan. 28. The 280-page book will include the sold-out Shrugged Beginnings and Shrugged Preview, along with the hard-to-find Shrugged #0 issue and a covers gallery featuring artwork by Gunnell and Turner.

Mastomauro said Shrugged has been one of Aspen's well-received titles.

"We definitely have some big plans in store for the future of Shrugged, both inside and outside of comics," he said. "The best is without a doubt yet to come!"